In some situations, employers call us to ask about an employee’s request for job modifications that appear unworkable on their face. Sometimes, the requests remove a substantial part of the employee’s ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently confirmed in Tauscher v. Phoenix Board of Realtors, Inc. that while employers must engage in an “interactive process” with disabled ...

The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities. Under federal regulations, as enforced by the courts, reasonable accommodations ...

The interactive process is a collaborative and ongoing dialogue between the University and the individual with a disability to assess the need for an accommodation and identify possible reasonable ...

The ADA favors an informal, interactive process when looking for an accommodation for an employee with a disability. And while a failure to engage in that process isn't a stand-alone violation under ...

The recent $22.1 million verdict in the case of Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, Inc. has cast a spotlight on the increasing legal risks organizations face when they ignore work-from-home requests ...

The interactive process is an informal practice in which the employee and employer determine the precise limitations created by the disability and how best to respond to the need for an accommodation.